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What is "law"?

Law and the Lemonade Stand

  • Consider the simplest possible business: a lemonade stand
  • Should the police have shut them down?

Schools of legal thought, briefly

Anatole France said, "The law, in its majesty, forbids rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges.

Which school of legal thought is represented by this quote?

When Nazi Adolf Eichmann was placed on trial, he claimed he was "just following orders".

Which school of legal thought is represented by this quote?

Legal reasoning in a nutshell

IRAC practice

Is a hot dog a sandwich?

IRAC practice

IRAC: Is there a sense in which non-governmental entities, such as a church or social group, exercise "law"?

Sources (and priority) of law

How to Read a Court Case:
Harris v. Forklift Systems

Further excercises:
Should time permit

Class Procedure

Now that substance is done

  • Syllabus
  • Pictures with names
  • Extra credit